'Chopper saved my life': Rugby tackle went badly wrong

by AndrewBackhouse

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Residents took the chance to speak with pilots and crewman and inspect the helicopters that saved so many lives.

RACQ LifeFlight chief operating officer Brian Guthrie said the rescue group had become ingrained in the community over the past 10 years.

In the past financial year alone crews performed 551 rescues.

The rescue helicopter service covers hundreds of kilometres in every direction from Toowoomba.

Campbell Lindsay was injured in a rugby game had to be transported to Brisbane by Life Flight, he shared his story as Life Flight celebrates 10 years in Toowoomba with a family funday at the Clive Berghofer LifeFlight Centre. December 10, 2016Bev Lacey

Real estate developer Clive Berghofer - a major donor to the group - said LifeFlight was here to stay in Toowoomba.